InvocationTargetException.java

/* InvocationTargetException.java -- Wrapper exception for reflection
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package java.lang.reflect;

/**
 * InvocationTargetException is sort of a way to "wrap" whatever exception
 * comes up when a method or constructor is called via Reflection. As of
 * JDK 1.4, it was retrofitted to match the exception chaining of all other
 * exceptions, but <code>getTargetException()</code> still works.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @author Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
 * @see Method#invoke(Object,Object[])
 * @see Constructor#newInstance(Object[])
 * @since 1.1
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public class InvocationTargetException extends Exception
{
  /**
   * Compatible with JDK 1.1+.
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 4085088731926701167L;

  /**
   * The chained exception. This field is only around for serial compatibility.
   *
   * @serial the chained exception
   */
  private final Throwable target;

  /**
   * Construct an exception with null as the cause. The cause is initialized
   * to null.
   */
  protected InvocationTargetException()
  {
    this(null, null);
  }

  /**
   * Create an <code>InvocationTargetException</code> using another
   * exception.
   *
   * @param targetException the exception to wrap
   */
  public InvocationTargetException(Throwable targetException)
  {
    this(targetException, null);
  }

  /**
   * Create an <code>InvocationTargetException</code> using another
   * exception and an error message.
   *
   * @param targetException the exception to wrap
   * @param err an extra reason for the exception-throwing
   */
  public InvocationTargetException(Throwable targetException, String err)
  {
    super(err, targetException);
    target = targetException;
  }

  /**
   * Get the wrapped (targeted) exception.
   *
   * @return the targeted exception
   * @see #getCause()
   */
  public Throwable getTargetException()
  {
    return target;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the cause of this exception (which may be null).
   *
   * @return the cause
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public Throwable getCause()
  {
    return target;
  }
}